Highway 50 Back Open Means Business Can Return, But Closure ‘Impacts Will Last For Years’

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Placerville (CBS13) – Highway 50 backmost unfastened means backmost to concern and tourism but the reopening time wasn’t arsenic engaged arsenic immoderate expected.

“Right now, for example, we are benignant of dilatory due to the fact that radical aren’t going up the road similar we anticipated,” said Robert Huston proprietor of Buttercup Pantry successful Placerville.

He didn’t cognize what to expect present that Highway 50 is backmost unfastened to everyone.

Last period the Caldor Fire unopen down the Highway 50 corridor impacting businesses similar Robert’s.

No postulation meant less customers.

“Things were truly booming coming retired of COVID and past we ended up having a benignant of a slowdown standstill astir 10% down from erstwhile years,” helium explained.

Laurel Brent-Bumb, CEO of the El Dorado County Chamber of Commerce says it wasn’t conscionable businesses that took a deed but besides radical and the county.

“We cognize that it’s successful the millions,” she said referring to full gross loss.

Although she didn’t person nonstop numbers, she tells CBS13 the fiscal stroke isn’t temporary.

“The impacts volition past for years,” she said.

Now enactment is being done to get a multi-million-dollar assistance for recovery.

Workers similar Martha Borges, manager of a Fresh Pond state presumption on Highway 50 anticipation for change.

“It’s the mediate of the week but I’m definite this play it’ll prime up,” she said.

As for Robert, helium says autumn volition beryllium his redeeming grace for concern again.

“We person Apple Hill opening up this clip of the year, truthful things are starting to perk up a small bit,” helium explained.

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Work is inactive being done connected Highway 50. Drivers are urged to beryllium connected the lookout for occurrence trucks and tree-removal vehicles.